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Why don't PAE vs PT (Total Power) measurements agree?

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Hello,

I'm tuning an NXP LDMOS FET model in Microwave Office.  When my Vds current is about 20A at 12V, my output power on port 2 measured by the "PT" Total Power measurement shows ~100W (which is our optimization target).  

Here is the part I don't understand:  Why does PAE show about 75%?    Shouldn't 100W/240W have a PAE of ~41%?

Port 1 (Pin) is 17dBm, so 0.050 Watts, a negligible amount. 

(Pout-Pin)/Pdc == (100-0.050)/240W == 0.416.

What am I missing here?

Thanks for your help!

-Eric


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